ABB's former Upstream business, divested in July 2004, is now part of Vetco International (www.vetco.com).

BP oil company to select ABB’s HVDC Light technology to supply electric power from Norway

25 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies BP is the second major oil company to select ABB’s HVDC Light technology to supply electric power from mainland Norway to an offshore oil and gas complex in the North Sea. The solution will reduce annual operating costs by millions of dollars and cut CO2 emissions by 300,000 tons a year.

ABB helps give The Wall Street Journal a new look

24 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies An ABB automation solution for 17 printing plants will enable the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal to appear in a new, slimmer format that will save publishers Dow Jones millions of dollars in annual production costs and secure print quality.

The world’s first mount it anywhere videographic recorder

23 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies The SM500F, the world’s first field-mountable videographic data recorder, is taking the market by storm as customers all over the world recognize the benefits of on-the-spot access to critical process data in hostile environments.

Australian utilities select ABB switchgear

22 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Australia’s power utilities are revamping their power distribution networks and placing an estimated three out of every four orders for secondary distribution switchgear with ABB.

ABB analyzer systems keep power plants running

21 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies According to the U.S. Electric Power Research Institute, half of the forced outages in power plants are caused by contaminated water corroding the boiler. ABB has the answer to this problem.

ABB UniGear, the toughest switchgear in the world

20 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies UniGear is the world’s leading medium-voltage switchgear, and the only one able to withstand the component-crunching effects of earthquakes, 1,500-kilogram power hammers, and the endless grind of ship vibrations.

Ensuring power in storm season

19 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB will protect the island of Barbados from hurricane blackouts with underground transmission cables. Barbados lies in a hurricane belt in the Caribbean, where underground power cables by ABB will soon provide a hurricane-safe transmission grid, more space for future road work, and reliable, maintenance-free transmission for more than 40 years.

ABB drives bring water to China’s driest regions

18 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB drive packages will power the heart of a key pumping station in the middle route of China’s enormous south-to-north water diversion project. Eight sets of ABB drive packages at the Huinanzhuang pump station near Beijing will pump water up a 60 meter slope at 60 cubic meters per second and bring safe, stable and sanitary supplies to the capital of Beijing and the surrounding region.

ABB launches newest paint robot in Berlin

17 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies A few days after the World Cup final ended, another band of world class players entered Berlin to take part in the fifth International Strategy Conference on Car Body Painting.

ABB drives raising the roof in Phoenix

16 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB variable speed drives are controlling the retractable roof at a new first-of-its-kind stadium in the United States. “We wanted to have a capability that none of the manufacturers, except ABB, could guarantee,” says the designer.

ABB automation event marks new success in Brazil

15 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB held its first major conference in Brazil focusing on plant and factory automation, giving customers in the country a chance to take a closer look at solutions to increase productivity and save energy.

ABB unveils new products for oil and gas industry

14 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB is the world’s leading supplier of automation, safety, electrification and telecommunications solutions for the oil and gas industry. Under the banner “Power and productivity for a better world,” ABB will present a broad range of products, technologies and capabilities that improve the performance and lower the environmental impact of oil and gas platforms and onshore processing plants worldwide.

New wastewater technology needs ABB reliability

13 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies An ABB drives and motor control solution ensures round-the-clock reliability for pioneering wastewater processing technology in the United Kingdom. “We chose the ABB solution because reliability is paramount,” says the customer.

ABB is key partner in major North Sea oil and gas projects

12 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB is a key supplier to some of the world's biggest and most technologically advanced oil and gas projects which were in the spotlight at this year's Offshore Northern Seas conference and exhibition.

ABB substation one of the best in Asia

11 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has successfully delivered a state-of-the-art substation to secure power reliability in the central business district of Makati City, the financial capital of the Philippines. “This substation is one of the best in Asia,” says the customer’s CEO.

ABB innovation promises cheaper, more reliable switchgear communication

10 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Curiosity is what drives many visitors to the display of ABB's innovation for switchgear communications at this week's power technologies show in Paris. The waveguide, as it is known, may just look like a silvery metal tube but the simplicity is the key to its advantages.

ABB breaks new ground in substation automation

09 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Like the fuses in your home, substation automation devices are small but play a crucial role in protecting the whole electricity network and guaranteeing a reliable supply. At the Cigré power technology show in Paris, ABB has showed why it's at the forefront of a revolution in substation automation.

ABB cable factory working overtime

08 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB's cable factory in Sweden is reaping the benefits of demand for the company's power transmission technologies that strengthen grid reliability and use energy more efficiently.

ABB systems help harness the fires down below

07 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies The Philippines and Indonesia are two of the largest producers of geothermal energy in the world. Both countries have selected ABB distributed control systems to ensure that new geothermal power plants operate efficiently and economically.

Heinz raises energy efficiency with ABB drives

06 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies A new energy centre for a Heinz factory will be 14 percent more efficient thanks to help from ABB drives. The energy centre has four boilers and replaces the existing boiler plant, which is now at the end of its operational life. Each boiler has two gas-fired burners supplied by Hamworthy Combustion, fitted with fans to push air into the flame.

A helping hand for the deaf and blind

05 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB technology has helped Italian students develop a unique, hand-shaped keyboard that lets deaf and blind people send electronic messages that can be read on a computer display. Within a year, the keyboard will be equipped to accept and display return messages as well.

ABB lights up Bangkok’s new airport

04 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Asia’s largest airport opened on September 28, powered and automated by an extensive range of ABB products, including an energy-efficient intelligent installation system that controls and monitors every single light in the world’s largest airport terminal.

ABB equips the drilling vessel boom

04 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Demand for drilling vessels is booming world-wide as oil companies search for new fields in ever-deeper waters. Of 24 new rigs and drill ships ordered in the past year, more than half will be equipped with ABB electrical, thruster and drives systems.

Breathtaking technology tames the ulcer

03 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies A simple breath test using ABB analyzer technology can flag a potentially destructive but readily treatable stomach irritant before it turns into an ulcer, or worse.

ABB supports growing wind power market in China

03 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies China invests more money in renewable energy than any other country, and a significant amount is being spent to develop wind power. If present trends continue, China could become the world’s biggest wind power market by 2020, with help from ABB.

ABB motors protect Singapore from flooding

02 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies The Singapore government is constructing a 350-meter tidal barrier to create a giant freshwater reservoir in the heart of downtown Singapore. Powerful, energy-efficient ABB motors will help keep the water level stable and protect the city from flooding.

ABB engineering protects power plant from solar storms

02 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has delivered a giant three-limbed transformer for a nuclear power plant in Sweden that is frequently subject to blackout-inducing solar flares. “We wanted a transformer that would be immune to solar storms,” says the customer.

Robots with patients

01 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB robots will soon help stroke patients overcome paralysis by standing in for busy physiotherapists. Stroke often results in permanent paralysis to one side of the body with 80 percent of survivors facing significant impairment and one in three requiring daily assistance.

ABB technology to boost Italian transmission grid

01 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Italy has one of the biggest power deficits in the world but faces strong public opposition to the building of new power plants. What to do? ABB is helping Terna, the transmission grid operator, to bridge the capacity gap with a sophisticated and sustainable solution.

Powering Dubai’s wonder of the world

28 February 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies A $32-million, state-of-the-art ABB switching station is providing high-quality power for Palm Jumeirah, the first of three luxury man-made islands off the coast of Dubai which have been described as the “eighth wonder of the world.”

Burj Dubai, The sky is no limit

28 February 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Imagine a building that is twice as high as the Empire State building and you will have a measure of the Burj Dubai tower, a glass and steel skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates that will soon be the world’s tallest building.

ABB integrates Codelco mine automation systems

27 February 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has selected ABB to integrate numerous isolated automation systems at its Andina underground mine in Chile into a single, ABB-managed platform. The benefits are “countless” says the customer.

ABB opens era of power superhighways

27 February 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has officially opened the world's first installation for testing the technology of energy-efficient power superhighways. The testing facility in Ludvika, Sweden will allow long-term testing of direct current rated at 800 kilovolts, marking another first for ABB, which pioneered high-voltage direct current systems more than 50 years ago. The last voltage increase in HVDC systems occurred 20 years ago when ABB built a transmission line rated at 600 kV for Brazil's Itaipu hydroelectric power plant, a world record.

ABB’s power-from-shore technology will save BP millions

26 February 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies BP is the second major oil company to select ABB’s HVDC Light technology to supply electric power from mainland Norway to an offshore oil and gas complex in the North Sea. The solution will reduce annual operating costs by millions of dollars and cut CO2 emissions by 300,000 tons a year.

ABB quick-start robotics package fills global need

26 February 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB’s new quick-start robotics welding package for small and midsize workshops and factories is filling a major gap in industrial manufacturing worldwide. The IRB 1410 ArcPack has been making a big impact since it was launched in AsiaPacific in January, and in global markets this spring. Known as a ''quick-start robotics package,'' it offers everything you need for basic steel welding in small or medium-sized batches in single robot stations.

Oil production jumps with ABB monitoring technology

02 July 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB Norway has acquired unique monitoring technology that lets oil companies calculate wear and tear on production equipment caused by sand in the oil, which can increase the value of production in a single field by hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

High-tech upgrade for cement plant in Saudi Arabia

02 July 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies Asset optimization, open technology and a single platform capable of meeting future expansion programs, these were EPCC's requirements for the new plant control system at its cement facility in Saudi Arabia. Rapid installation with minimal plant downtime was crucial.

ABB deplores terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia

02 July 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB today deplored the attack by terrorists in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, in which five ABB Lummus employees were killed and two injured at a customer petrochemical production site.

ABB drives help develop giant Norwegian gas field

01 July 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, said today it has received a $22 million order from GE Oil and Gas, Nuovo Pignone to provide electrical drive systems for an onshore gas processing plant that will support the Ormen Lange gas field in Norway.

Engines rev at Formula One race, with the help of ABB

01 July 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies Shanghai recently hosted the Formula One, and while sleek, high-performance racers battle for victory, at least one winner crossed the finish line before the race even began: ABB.

ABB paint robots use 35 percent less paint

01 July 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies Malaysia-based automaker, Proton, installed 22 ABB paint robots equipped with ABB's Cartridge Bell System and recorded a 35 percent reduction in paint consumption at its new, state-of-the-art automotive plant near Kuala Lumpur.

Freedom of the Seas, powered and propelled by ABB

30 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies The world's largest cruise liner, Freedom of the Seas, sets off on her maiden transatlantic voyage on May 3, powered and propelled by ABB electrical and propulsion systems.

ABB technology helps boost Norway's gas exports

30 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, said today it has been awarded two orders totaling $28 million from energy company Norsk Hydro for automation technologies to support the giant Ormen Lange gas field off the coast of Norway.

HVDC technology will connect power grids of Norway and The Netherlands Zurich, Switzerland

29 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, said today it has received the go-ahead to proceed with the NorNed project, a high-voltage direct current transmission link connecting the power grids of Norway and The Netherlands.

How to save energy at a wastewater works

29 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies Severn Trent Water, the world's fourth largest privately owned water company, achieved a 65 percent energy saving with ABB drives at a U.K. wastewater treatment plant.

HVDC Light and automation upgrades give BP oil project a new lease on life

29 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies As part of the Valhall Re-development Project, ABB will provide front-end engineering design, with options for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the High Voltage Direct Current converters including the onshore station at Lista.

ABB helps the traffic flow freely in Santiago de Chile

28 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies A comprehensive package of ABB integrated systems, automation, ventilation, lighting, signage and traffic management, has helped make the new Costanera Norte expressway in Chile the most advanced multilane expressway in the world

ABB helps Bangkok reduce water loss

28 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies An ABB leak management solution will help the Bangkok Metropolitan Waterworks Authority reduce annual water loss by 160 million cubic meters and save $4 million in treatment and energy costs.

ABB boosts output at Holcim cement plant

28 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB increased production at a Holcim cement plant in Italy by an exceptional 8 percent and improved key quality indicators by between 25 and 40 percent, enabling Holcim to recoup its investment in only four months.

ABB helps earthquake victims in Indonesia

27 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB employees had just completed a project in Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java at the end of May when a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the area. They immediately began to help relieve the suffering of the homeless and injured.

ABB's integrated power solution for giant aluminum plant

27 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB is supplying a complete integrated power solution, including process-critical rectifiers, unique rectifier control systems and award-winning current sensors, for the biggest aluminum potline ever built.

ABB lights up U.K. landmark

27 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB is supplying the electrical infrastructure for Beetham Tower in Manchester, a 47-storey luxury apartment building and five-star Hilton Hotel that will be one of the tallest buildings of its kind in Europe.

ABB turns wind into power in Quebec

26 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies Having completed work on a Quebec wind farm, ABB says it plans to be a major player in ongoing plans to turn Canada's wind resources into useable electric power.

ABB helps give The Wall Street Journal a new look

26 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies An ABB automation solution for 17 printing plants will enable the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal to appear in a new, slimmer format that will save publishers Dow Jones millions of dollars in annual production costs and secure print quality.

ABB improves grid reliability in Algeria

26 June 2006 - ABB Automation Technologies An ABB Network Manager solution will improve grid reliability in one of Algeria's three power distribution networks by pinpointing and isolating network faults, work that is currently done by service teams traveling in difficult mountainous terrain.

Robots solve rolled beam marking problems

13 April 2005 - ABB Automation Technologies Two six-axis robots are carrying out marking operations on structural steel products and are proving to be a blueprint for safety and efficiency in one of industry's harshest environments.

ABB to deliver its unique HVDC Light technology for power link between Finland and Estonia

29 March 2005 - ABB Automation Technologies A major power transmission link between Finland and Estonia was formally launched today at a signing ceremony between representatives of ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and of Nordic Energy Link in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.

Enabling continuous supply of energy for industry and utility customers

28 February 2005 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, guarantees power quality for industry and utility customers with its newest high speed transfer device type SUE 3000. Integrated into a high speed transfer system with ABB protection and controls as well as circuit breakers, the device safeguards critical loads in the shortest possible time, 30 milliseconds, to keep important processes running.

ABB awarded $37 million aluminium project in Iceland

04 November 2004 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has won a $37 million contract in cooperation with the Icelandic company Orkuvirki for power electronics, power distribution and control systems to expand the Nordural primary aluminum plant in western Iceland.

Production monitoring system helps plastic pouch department

02 November 2004 - ABB Automation Technologies An ABB production monitoring system has helped the plastic pouch department at Baxter Healthcare Corporation to increase its Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) from 71.5 to 81.6%.

World's largest battery energy storage system starts operations

22 July 2004 - ABB Automation Technologies The world's largest battery energy storage system, which uses ABB technology, has begun commercial operation in Alaska. The US$ 30 million dollar system is expected to cut power blackouts by more than 60 percent.

ABB to provide world's largest stainless steel processing lines

24 June 2004 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, said today that it has signed two contracts totalling US$ 21 million with Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Company of China. ABB's technology will support the development of the world's largest stainless steel processing lines, and help Baoxin to more than double production.

Technology will provide reliable electricity supply to two artificial islands

23 March 2004 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, said today it has signed a contract worth $30 million with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority for a substation and heavy-duty gas-insulated switchgear to deliver electrical power to two man-made islands dubbed the 'eighth wonder of the world.'

ABB to modernize Armenia's power supply system

04 October 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, today announced it has received an order from PIO SI 'Energyinvest' in Yerewan valued at US$ 10 million to revamp the power supply system. The scope of the refurbishment project includes the installation of modern ABB technology in four distribution substations within the next twenty months. The project will help Armenia to meet the increasing demand for power and provide a more reliable power supply.

System enables first fully SMD-compliant electricity market

11 April 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, announced today it has been awarded a contract with New York ISO to install ABB's SCADA/EMS system and enhance the market operation system to make NYISO the first energy market to meet the requirements outlined by FERC's Standard Market Design. The contract is valued at $20 million, exclusive of hardware.

ABB to enhance 400 kV transmission line in India with flexible AC system solution

17 March 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a turnkey Flexible AC Transmission System order, valued at US$17 million, from Powergrid Corporation of India Limited. ABB will build a fixed and thyristor-controlled series compensation scheme for PGCIL's 412-kilometer long, 400 kV double-circuit inter-regional tie line.

SVC Light improving the grid of Austin, Texas

03 March 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, the leading power and automatation technology group, has won a US$ 14 million order from Austin Energy, Austin, Texas, to design, manufacture and install a Static Compensator at Pedernales Substation by October, 2004.

New alliance enables Shop floor to Top floor connectivity across global network

03 March 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, Accenture, Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp. announced today an alliance to help manufacturers bridge the gap between plant floor operations and enterprise IT systems. The alliance aims to help manufacturers by simplifying integration, gaining greater visibility into their businesses, making informed, real-time business decisions and enhancing their financial performance.

Qatar Petroleum chooses ABB Industrial IT solutions for PS4 offshore field

28 August 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies The order comprises delivery of an Operate IT control system to upgrade the existing operating system. In addition to supplying the Operate IT suite for this new project, ABB will be working with Qatar to jointly evolve the current operator platform on the existing Northfield Alpha offshore field to the same Industrial IT unique Human System Interface technology.

New gas insulated substation at the REDUC refinery

14 August 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies The consortium formed by Promon Engenharia and ABB, the power and automation technology group, was awarded a Gas Insulated Substation project at the PETROBRAS REDUC Refinery (Duque de Caxias Refinery).

ABB installs substation at the Rio Polímeros Gas Chemical Plant

07 August 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, the power and automation technology group, will deliver a substation at the Rio Polímeros gas chemical plant. The order, awarded by Consórcio Lummus Andromeda, is based on ABB's solutions for equipment from high- to low-voltage tension.

Celanese Ventures and Novolen to cooperate in the field of metallocene catalysts

01 August 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies Celanese Ventures and Novolen Technology Holdings have signed a contract to cooperate in the fields of metallocene synthesis and metallocene catalyst synthesis. The aim of the agreement is to develop new and improved metallocenes, co-catalysts and metallocene catalysts.

PETROBRAS DISTRIBUIDORA chooses ABB Process Portal, ControlIT and DesignIT solution suites

12 July 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies PETROBRAS DISTRIBUIDORA has awarded ABB, the power and automation technology group, an order for IndustrialIT electrical systems and ControlIT terminal, management automation and control.

ABB delivers Industrial IT solutions to Basell Polyolefins

09 June 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, will deliver a full range of products and services to Basell Polyolefins in Wesseling, Germany. The new plant will produce HDPE pipe grades in black, blue and orange-yellow using the Advanced Cascade Process which is the latest generation of the Hostalen Slurry technology. (Hostalen HDPE pipe grades are well established Basell brands used for water, sewage and gas distribution pressure pipe applications).

New ABB technology expands Yanshan's ethylene capacity

16 April 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has announced that the SINOPEC Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company's ethylene complex in Beijing, China has passed the performance test for the expansion project. The expanded ethylene capacity is now 710,000 metric tons per annum.

ABB and SINOPEC Corp. cooperate on ethylene recovery technology

05 February 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB Lummus Global and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SINOPEC Corp.) have signed a cooperation agreement creating a strategic alliance to develop and market new recovery technology for ethylene plants. The collaboration merges the extensive capabilities and experiences of both companies in the area of recovery technology.

ABB charts new territory with on-line configuration of high voltage switchgear customers

05 November 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies In planning and completing infrastructure projects speed determines success more than ever. Configuring high voltage switchgear on the Internet, for example, can drastically speed up the planning process. ABB, the global power and automation technology group, was able to close on projects in Norway and Canada, demonstrating how, in utility companies and industrial plants, information technology is changing the way engineers work. The configurator is presented in 3D virtual reality and streaming video at www.abb.com (see 'compact solutions' under 'search this site').

Global power and technology company wins US$ 30 million Alaskan utility contract

29 October 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has won an US$ 30 million order from Golden Valley Electric Association Inc in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the supply, installation and project management of the world's largest Battery Energy Storage System.

ZX1 development premiered at Interkama

12 October 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB presented its new gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear at the INTERKAMA 2001 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. The ZX1 with modular design from the product family of the same name guarantees a constant supply of power and, in spite of its standardization, provides great scope for use in a wide variety of applications. With its low maintenance requirements, the ZX1 is also particularly economic.

ABB supplied power transformers in record time to limit consequences of energy crisis in Brazil

04 September 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, supplied two extra high-voltage (765 kV) power transformers to the Brazilian Utility Furnas in record time. The period between the placing of the order and the delivery was just six months.

Hefei-based company a model of the focused factory concept

26 June 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, the global technology group, announced today it has launched a new focused factory called ABB Distribution Transformer (Hefei) Ltd.

ABB short-circuit tests the highest voltage generator step-up power transformer

18 June 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has successfully short-circuit tested a single phase 500-kV generator transformer with 107,5 MVA. This was the highest voltage generator transformer ever to have undergone and passed such rigorous testing. The company considers this as part of its objective to make power technology products ever more efficient, safe and reliable to customer needs.

New ABB technology expands Yanshan's ethylene capacity

16 April 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB has announced that the SINOPEC Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company's ethylene complex in Beijing, China has passed the performance test for the expansion project. The expanded ethylene capacity is now 710,000 metric tons per annum.

ABB supplied power transformers in record time to limit the consequences of the energy crisis in Brazil

09 March 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, the global technology group, supplied two extra high-voltage (765 kV) power transformers to the Brazilian Utility Furnas in record time. The period between the placing of the order and the delivery was just six months. Normally, delivery periods of over a year are quoted for products of this level of complexity.

Big business potential in building mobile telecommunications networks

05 October 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies Global technology group ABB said today it has formed separate agreements with Nokia and Ericsson to build new-generation mobile telecommunications networks, highlighting ABB's strategy to become a major player in IT infrastructure.

ABB forming Industrial IT software joint venture with U.S. partner

05 October 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies Global technology group ABB said today it has agreed to form a joint venture with U.S. software developer SKYVA International, a leading supplier of enabling software for collaborative commerce. ABB will pay US$ 130 million for a 53-percent stake in the venture, and will transfer software engineers into SKYVA as part of the transaction.

ABB in consortium to run South Australia's power transmission network

20 September 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies Global technology group ABB said today it is part of a consortium selected by the State of South Australia to operate and maintain a high-voltage power transmission network in the State under a long-term lease agreement.

HVDC Light technology key to 40-kilometer subsea link

30 August 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, has won a US$ 120-million order to supply the transmission system for the HVDC (high-voltage direct current) Cross-Sound Cable subsea power interconnection linking Connecticut and Long Island, New York, in the U.S.

Separation system on the seabed boosts offshore oil recovery by as much as 50 percent

26 June 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies Global technology group ABB said today the world's first subsea separation system is now fully operational in an oilfield off the coast of Norway. The ABB installation for Norsk Hydro is located in 350 meters of water in the Troll field, about 60 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway, in the North Sea.

ABB in alliance to develop new Web solutions for pulp and paper customers

14 June 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, the global technology group, today announced an alliance with PaperLoop.com, the on-line paper industry marketplace, to jointly develop a new kind of Web portal for the pulp and paper industry. ABB said the alliance is part of its strategy to develop new eBusiness solutions for enhanced customer value.

Windformer (TM) makes wind power more cost effective, more attractive environmentally

08 June 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB, today unveiled a new wind power technology that makes wind farms competitive with conventional large power plants. The Windformer(TM) increases power output by up to 20 percent and cuts lifetime maintenance costs in half.

ABB, Investor & partners launch new venture group to boost European business-to business eCommerce

07 March 2000 - ABB Automation Technologies ABB Ltd. and Investor AB today announced the launch of b-business partners, a new European-based company with a capital base of more than Euro 1 billion. b-business partners will invest in and develop business-to-business eCommerce companies across Europe, and aims to forge closer links between 'new economy' and traditional enterprises.

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